Mike Vizvary

In the end, Michael Lawlor of Newton, NJ came out on top, according to Mike Vizvary, Guitar Center's Vice President of Marketing Communications.
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"Guitar Center has continually shown its commitment to aspiring musicians by assisting them on their road to fame with opportunities such as GUITARMAGEDDON," said Vizvary.

Jessica Baron: Founder & Director of Guitars in the Classroom: Mike Vizvary: President & CEO Revolution Media: Dave Weiderman: Director, Artist Relation, Guitar Center, Inc.

"Corprint has been able to successfully produce Guitar Center's entire list of deliverables - even under the most demanding of schedules - something not easily accomplished in the retail world," says Mike Vizvary, Director of Advertising for Guitar Center.

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Michael Vizvary , Vice President of Marketing Communications

I think musicians have come to expect this type of promotion from us, said Mike Vizvary, Guitar Center's Vice President of Marketing Communications.

The Land Your Band at Voodoo winner will not only be an opening act for Voodoo Music (TM) Festival 2000, but will also win a trip to New Orleans including airfare, hotel and ground transportation.Prizes also include VIP passes, a chance to meet the other Voodoo artists and a $ 2, 500 gift certificate from Guitar Center.After iCAST's first Land Your Band program, Time Magazine said, A growing number of sites on the Web specialize in finding unsigned bands.Among the best such sites are iCAST....

To enter Land Your Band at Voodoo, visit the iCAST website (www.icast.com/landyourband) and follow the links to upload your music.

Mike Vizvary President & CEO Revolution Media

In the end, Michael Lawlor of Newton, NJ came out on top, according to Mike Vizvary, Guitar Center's vice president, marketing communications.
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"Guitar Center has continually shown its commitment to aspiring musicians by assisting them on their road to fame with opportunities such as GUITARMAGEDDON," said Vizvary."This intense competition brought out some of the best musicians in the country, and after a tough grand final session, the best was selected."

Throughout the seven week competition, approximately 2,000 guitarists competed in the first GUITARMAGEDDON.Regional competitions selected the best musicians in the local areas, which went on to compete in the grand finals at the Sam Adams Grill and Groove Event in Boston, Massachusetts on July 27, 2000.

Guitar Center's 36th Anniversary Extravaganza features $ 100, 000 worth of prizes, synergistic corporate partnering, one-time special buys, huge discounts, manufacturer-arranged exclusives, money-saving rebates, special financing on the hottest gear in the industry and if that be not enough, a pairing with the rockumentary opus This is Spinal Tap (via MGM, Canal+), according to Mike Vizvary, Guitar Center's vice president of marketing communications.

``Guitar Center is the place more professional musicians shop than any other musical instrument store in the country, so it makes perfect sense for us to pair with arguably the greatest Rock & Roll cult movie ever made, ' said Vizvary. ``Our August anniversary month is one of our biggest months of the year, but adding Spinal Tap to the mix just makes it that much better.Customers will be able to Tap into Savings' all month.''.

To help promote the upcoming This is Spinal Tap cinematic re-release, DVD and VHS, clips and excerpts of the movie will be used in key advertising and collateral material throughout Guitar Center stores for the month-long campaign.Other partners in the promotion include Ford Motor Company, Rhino Records, Wherehouse Music, CheckOut.com and Musician.com.Customers can visit any Guitar Center or Wherehouse Music location and enter to win prizes that include a custom Ford Explorer Sport Trac, a Ford Explorer Sport, a trip to see Spinal Tap perform at the House of Blues in Hollywood, Rhino Records CDs and more.